Transplant Designee Information Hub

2024 Transplant Designee Symposiums

Tentative Dates	Transplant Center	Format	Contact Person and Email Address
November 1	Hackensack University Medical Center Division of Organ Transplant	Virtual via Zoom	Register or View Event Details Michelle Pimentel michelle.pimentel@hmhn.org
November 14	RWJ University Hospital	In Person	Register or View Event Details Emily Berls emily.berls@rwjbh.org

2025 Transplant Designee Symposiums

Take a sneak peek at the 2025 transplant designee symposium tentative schedules below. Stay tuned for updates as we release more details!

Tentative Dates	Transplant Center	Format	Contact Person and Email Address
September 9, 2025	Penn Kidney Transplant Symposium	Pending	Contact Person: Margaret Leid, Margaret.Leid@pennmedicine.upenn.edu or 215-298-3929
March 27, 2025	Cooperman Barnabas “The 34th" Annual Dr. Shamkant Mulgaonkar Transplant Surgeon Designee Symposium for Chronic Kidney Disease Professionals	In Person Pines Manor 2085 Lincoln Highway Edison, NJ 08817	Contact: Shelly Morningstar  shelly.morningstar@rwjbh.org  or 973.322.8988 and Christina Psathas Christina.Psathas@rwjbh.org or 973.322.2285

 

Other Upcoming Educational Events

• IPRO ESRD Network's Transplant Center Spotlight webinar featuring Montefiore Medical Center Kidney Transplant Program - November 19th and November 20th.

Transplant Referral Guide

CMS CONDITIONS FOR COVERAGE

§ 494.80 Condition: Patient assessment 

V513 (10) Evaluation of suitability for a transplantation referral, based on criteria developed by the prospective transplantation center and its surgeon(s). If the patient is not suitable for transplantation referral, the basis for nonreferral must be documented in the patient’s medical record.

V554 (ii) Transplantation status. When the patient is a transplant referral candidate, the interdisciplinary team must develop plans for pursuing transplantation. The patient’s plan of care must include documentation of the– (A) Plan for transplantation, if the patient accepts the transplantation referral; (B) Patient’s decision, if the patient is a transplantation referral candidate but declines the transplantation referral; or (C) Reason(s) for the patient’s nonreferral as a transplantation candidate as documented in accordance with § 494.80(a)(10).

Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Conditions for Coverage for End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities; Final Rule. Federal Register 73:73 (15 April 2008)

NEW JERSEY STATE REGULATIONS

8:43A-24.13 Patient care plan
b) Within one calendar month of initiation of dialysis treatment at the facility, a written plan of care shall be developed for each ambulatory dialysis patient by a multidisciplinary team consisting of at least, a nephrologist, a transplant surgeon or designee, a registered professional nurse, a registered dietitian, and a licensed social worker. The plan of care shall specify observable and measurable goals and expected patient outcomes. The multidisciplinary team shall analyze patient outcomes on a regular basis to assess the patient’s progress and evaluate current and future treatment modalities and modify the plan as necessary.

NJAC Title 8; Chapter 43A; Standards for Licensure of Ambulatory Care Facilities. N.J.S.A. 26:2H-5 and 26:2H-8.  Effective Date: December 21, 2007

Medicare Part B Immunosuppressive Drug: Get Information on New Benefit

Resources

• Guidelines for Sponsoring a Transplant Designee Course Revised 10.2024

• Transplant Designee Role and Responsibilities Revised 10.2024 - (English / Spanish)

• Practical Guidance for Transplant Designee Revised 10.2024 - (English / Spanish)

• Transplant Center Fax Communication

• UNOS Frequently Asked Questions about the New to the Kidney and Pancreas Allocation Policies - effective March 15, 2021

• Find and Compare Transplant Programs – www.srtr.org

• New Jersey Sharing Network

Network 3 Transplant Centers & Neighboring States Directory

 

Visit our Transplant QIA page for additional resources.